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Kollu Rasam Recipe | How to make Kollu Rasam | ಹುರಳಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿನ ಸಾರು | Horsegram spicy broth

Kalyani
Kollu Rasam is a flavourful spicy broth (rasam) made with soaked and cooked Horsegram and spices. Served as a soup or with steamed rice
5 from 6 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Soaking time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian, Karnataka Cuisine, South Indian, Tamilnadu Cusine
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker
  • Thick Bottomed Pan

Ingredients
  

  • 60 grams Horsegram Kollu/ Kulti/ Kulith -soaked for 1-2 hours in hot water
  • 300 ml Hot water
  • 1 Tomato medium, minced
  • 1 teaspoon thick tamarind paste or 1 small lemon tamarind soaked in hot water and extracted
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ghee sub with sesame oil for vegan
  • 2 teaspoon Jaggery
  • teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds Cumin seeds / Jeerige
  • ¼ teaspoon Whole Black Pepper milagu/Menasu
  • 1 tablespoon Coriander seeds Dhaniya/ Kothambari beeja
  • 2 Dry Red Chillies Vathal Milagai / Ona Menasinkaayi
  • 1 teaspoon Ghee sub with vegan option if required
  • ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds Kadugu / Saasive
  • ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds Cumin seeds / Jeerige
  • teaspoon Asafoetida Hing, skip for GF version
  • 1 sprig Curry Leaves
  • 1 teaspoon Green coriander leaves minced fine

Instructions
 

  • Wash the lentils 2-3 times, Soak in hot water for 2-3 hours (or even overnight in the fridge).
  • Drain the soaked horse gram and boil in a open pan with hot water for 10-15 mins, drain the water and reserve it. Slightly mash up the horse gram with the back of a spoon.
  • Alternately, drain and pressure cook legumes for 3-4 whistles with 1 cup water till soft, drain the water and reserve.
  • In a pan, roast all the ingredients to grind, one by one till aromatic. Cool and powder.
  • In a deep bottomed pan, add 1.5 cups of water, half of the boiled lentil stock, tamarind paste, turmeric, salt, jaggery, ground spice powder and bring to a rolling boil. Now add the boiled horse gram and boil for 3-4 mins more.
  • Prepare tempering with the tempering ingredients and add to the rasam.
  • Adjust salt and spice and serve hot.
Keyword Gluten Free, Horsegram, Hurali Saaru, Kollu Rasam, Kulith Saar, No Onion No garlic, Protein Rich, Rasam, Saaru
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